Crop Production
There’s been a surge in on-farm grain storage investments since 2009 when the wet harvest exposed the weak links in grain systems across the country.
Plan well-drilling activities ahead of time to get irrigation water above ground. like the engine that powers your tractor, farmland drives your operation forward by providing the fuel your crops need to survive.
You’ve likely heard of El Niño and La Niña, the cycling Pacific weather patterns that can dramatically affect weather on the U.S. mainland.
Farmers are accustomed to making incremental yield gains from year to year.
Assess all areas of your farming operation for energy efficiency to save energy and reduce costs.
In a field where slope is undetectable to the naked eye, a topographic map shows where to place surface drainage ditches so they will channel water off the field.
Would you describe your soil as fairly weatherproof, able to handle harsh conditions and poised to bounce back quickly? That’s how Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie described healthy soil.
Since first appearing in the soybean fields of several Georgia counties, kudzu bugs have spread to more than 12 states and can limit yields by munching on plant stems.
Poor distribution of manure on your field can result in uneven crop growth.
The No. 1 nitrogen management advice from Farm Journal Field Agronomist Ken Ferrie is...
Farm Journal’s soybean test plot report focuses on in-field studies of row spacing, white mold remedies and cyst nematode control.
In the crop protection world, the largest chemical company on the planet is looking at the glass half full.
Remember how you were told as a kid to not judge a book by its cover? That same advice applies to evaluating vertical tillage.
Here’s another way to view the role of crop residue on phosphorus (P) availability in continuous corn.
Use products with different sites of action to prevent resistance from cornering your fields.
One of the more important factors determining the relative profits between corn and soybeans are relative corn and soybean yields.
To see Eye in the Sky reports, GeoSys maps and photos or to submit your own aerial video, visit the Eye in the Sky page on Farm Journal’s site.
If you refer to Bt corn hybrid stacks and pyramids as if the terms are interchangeable, you aren’t alone. However, corn hybrid stacks and pyramids aren’t the same.
Move over waterhemp, ragweed, lambsquarters and all your weedy friends. There’s a new rabble-rouser in cornfields this season: volunteer soybeans.
As the crop headed into September still without rain in many areas, soil moisture has become more of a concern.
Even in fields that receive timely rains, corn ears with unfilled tips may be common.
Recent declines in grain and oilseed prices and the strengthening U.S. dollar might start to put a damper on escalating farmland prices.
Soil type, topography and climate differences make no-till a challenge on any level, but Dan Towery is excited about the system’s bottom-line opportunities.
Farmers head to the field for lessons on how to finish strong before corn and soybean harvests.
The next generation of weed scientists battle it out in the field.
Seeding date can have an effect on everything from fertilizer use to disease development.
Average wheat yields at Missouri test sites were higher than expected, according to the new 2013 Missouri Wheat Variety Crop Performance report.
The key to discovering what technology works and what doesn’t work on your farm is to “map everything,” says Illinois farmer Brian Corkill.
Wet weather, late planting and an armyworm infestation are just a few of the problems that have plagued the North Star State.
In addition to tillage and herbicides, other basic practices can help farmers manage weed seeds.